Amazon Creek: Learning about its history and envisioning the future
Tuesday, March 20
6 – 8 p.m.
*Links to videos of the presentations*
Thank you to the 35 or so community members who attended our public meeting on Tuesday, March 20, to talk about important work that the Long Tom Watershed Council, City of Eugene, area businesses, and other partners are conducting to improve Amazon Creek and the urban area of our watershed. Thank you to our speakers and to the Northwest Community Credit Union for hosting us!
If you missed the meeting, you can watch a recording of all three speakers’ presentations by following the video links below:
Jesse Cary-Hobbs, City of Eugene Natural Areas Supervisor
Shelly Miller, City of Eugene Parks & Open Space Ecological Services Manager
Sarah Whitney, LTWC Urban Waters & Wildlife Program Manager
Topics Covered:
- How the City of Eugene maintains Amazon Creek, and the history of the City’s goals in managing this important urban stream – Jesse Cary-Hobbs
- Current and planned City of Eugene efforts to monitor and improve water quality, work with LTWC and other partners to implement voluntary shade incentives , and the recent Salmon-Safe certification of the Parks & Open Space division – Shelly Miller
- Urban Waters & Wildlife Program overview, accomplishments, and upcoming efforts – how the council works with area partners and stakeholders, examples of recent projects, and a vision for a “Trout Friendly” Amazon Creek and how the community can participate – Sarah Whitney
Read more in our March newsletter!
For more information about this meeting or any of LTWC’s public events:
Rob Hoshaw: 541-338-7055, operations@longtom.org